Plait for sport coats and the like



Jan. 1, 1935. R. KARASlC PLAIT FOR SPORT COATS AND THE LIKE Filed Feb. 10, 1954 INVENTOR 5 REUBEN KARASIC.

- BY 2 E ATTORNEY a! l 2 w E. an V no pl Patented Jan. 1,1935

i v resent en ice 1 ,986,116 1' P 1 im-ton SPORT ooirr's AMNDV'THE'LIKE 1 ReubenkarasicjAsbury Park, N: Application rebruaf io, 1934, Serial No. 710,586

- 8!.Claims. 1

'ITl'lisl' inventionfrelates to new and useful im prove nents in a plaitcpnstruction for. sport coats, garments and the like. 1

h e i l m re ate Q S la enema; t'er contained inniy patent application Serial No. 669,4821filed on May 5, 1933 andentit1ed Blaits for sport coats and the like. I W11 N h invention h s q an ob e t-the c n t e.- id o P it .wh ehi c ar e d b she ma er o m d tq a. P a t exten in t en tir efwidth thereof, and a resilient rframe asso- -i ii hebe l l s d P ai or m l y urging ;i i .ini .c ose o n; 1 M a fiicll efl l.ana ran eme iti z rqp sed wh e n-,1 e resilientf ameromprises pac d parallel flexible members held in spaced positions by e e t eonn c inath end the ot; il rih ei e nvem on pionqsesa ea nd l efiicient manner of sewing portions of the sheet material t r; t e pu se ofih ld ne,theresme t niposition. a 1 As an; at:

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n qi the Ob ects nd-a v nta s, the eof, 1 1. Will be d. o thecf ll wi descr ption a ac omp nyin drawinaand to the appe ded claims tin which;the various invention are n oreparticularly set forth.

- In the accompanyingdrawing forming a mar a a t t isd scl surei 1 Ifig.1.-is a fragmentary front eleva ional of ar eeo sheet ma e a w th a Plai accord:

ing to this invention.-

Fig. 3 is a plan View of Fig. 1 but illustrated novelfeatu es o the;

i is tit iia ee iew the'line'2 2'ofFi g .1." W M without the holding stitches, and with the parts separatedso that the interior construction may be seen. i 1 1 Fig. {i isa fragmentary sectional view taken on the line k 10i Fig. 3. 5

Fig. g5- is; a perspective View of the resilient Fig.6 is a; frontelevatio-nal view similar to Fig.

1 but illustrating aldonble plaitconstructed according to this same invention. 1 z 10 Fig. :7 is a horizontal sectional View taken 'on lyFig. -18 i s a'perspective View of a resilient frame constructedaccording,to a. modification of this nv t on; 15

- the front layer 11 and the intermediate layer 13 togethernearthebend 12 forming. a passage: 17. Another .line of stitches 18 secure the intermediate layer 13 and the rear-layer 15 together near 30 the bend. .11,f0rminganother passage 19. J 1

AgitBSillQIlt; frame is associated with the plait of the material 10, this frameis illustrated per se 1 ingFig.. 5, andc'omprises a pair of parallel flexible memberS ZOHand 21, connected atthe ends with 5 elements. 22.x 'I'hisjfram'e is 50 associated with the=iplait,,that the flexible. member 21 extends through the gpassage 17 while the flexible member,; 2 2 ;ext endsthrough the passage 19.1The intermediate layer 13 isformedwith openings 23 40 through whichthe elements 22 pass so that the construction wherein the flexible members 20 and 21;- extend, through;;thezpassages l7 and 19, is possible. vThese openings 23 are in'the form of slits cut in from the edges, of the material. The 45 flexible: members 20 and -21 are of lengths substantially identical with the width of the rnaterial .10-so'as to extendtheentire width of the material. ;The elements ,22 extend just within I the top and bottom edges of the material 10. 50 l-lgrizontal linesof stitches 24 along the top and bottom, edges of the material 10 serve to sew the PRI.-@ l i wer. ends of... t e ;.r :1 so as to holdthe frame permanently in position.

a A plait of the type described above is adapted 55 to be used in sport coats, garments in general, and other similar articles. Other material necessarily must be attached to and associated with the material 10 and such material is illustrated on the drawing along the top and bottom edges thereof and indicated by the reference numerals 25. This material is secured down or connected with the material 10 by the stitches 24.

In Figs. 6 and 7 another variation of the invention has been disclosed wherein the material 10 is shown provided with a double plait each half of the plait is substantially identical to the one previously described. This may be readily understood by carefully inspecting Figs. 6 and '7.

It should be noticed that the double plait is formed plaits of different'sizes. More particularly aresilient frame is shown comprising parallel flexible members 20 and 21 connected at the top and bottom ends by elements 22. These elements 22' are composed of separate sections adjustably connected so as to be capable of holding the side like, comprising sheet material formed with a elements 20 and 21 .at various adjustable distances- More particularly prongs 26 project from the edge of one of the sections of the element 22' and engage around the other of the sections so as to slidably connect the sections of the element. With. this arrangement it is possible to move the parallelflexible members 20 and 21 away from each other or towards each other so as to change the distance between them; 'This resilient frame'may be applied into a plait as previously describedrelative to the frame illustrated in Fig. 5, the only exception being that this resilient frame may be adjusted to accommodate plaits of different depths.

While I'have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it isto be understood that I do-not limit myself to the precise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. I

Having thusdescribed my inventionfwhatl claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

l 1. A plait for sport coats, garmentsand the plait extending the entire width and consisting of a front layer continuing with a bend extending" the width of the material to an I intermediate layer and continuing with a bend also extending the width of the material toa rear layer, a line of stitches securing the front and intermediate layers together near the bend this forming a passage, other stitches securing the intermediate and rear layers together near the bend forming another passage, openings formed in said intermediate layer, and a resilient frame comprising parallel flexible'members extending through said passages, and elements connecting the ends of' said'flexible members and passing throughopenings in the intermediate layer.

2. A plait for sportcoats, garments and the like, comprising sheet material formed with a plait extendin the entire width and consisting of a front layer continuing with a bend extending the width of the material to an intermediate layer and continuing with a bend also extending the width of the material to a rear layer, a line of stitches securing the front and intermediate layers together near the bend this forming a passage, other stitches securing the intermediate and rear layers together near the bend forming another passage, openings formed in said intermediate layer, and a resilient frame comprising parallel flexible members extending through said pa'ssages,'and elements connecting the ends of said flexible members and passing through openings in the intermediate layer, and stitches along the top and bottom of said sheet material for holding the plait closed.

' '3. A plait for sport coats, garments and the like, comprising sheet material formed with a plait extending the entire width and consisting of a front layer continuing with a bend extendpassage, other stitches securing the intermediate and rear layers together near the bend forming another-passage, openings formed in said intermediate layer, and a resilient frame comprising parallel flexible members extending through said passages, and elements connecting the ends of said flexible members and passing through openings in the intermediate layer, and stitches along the top and bottom of said sheet material for holding the plait closed, said flexible members extending the width of the material and the elements being located immediately within the edges of said material.

4. A plait for sport coats, garments and the like, comprising sheet material formed with a plait extending the entire width and consisting of a front layer continuingwith a bend extending the width of the material to an intermediate layer and continuing with a bend also extending the width of the material to a rear layer, a line of stitches securing the front and intermediate layers together'near the bend this forming a passage, other stitches securing the intermediate and rear layers together near the bend forming another passage, openings formed in said intermediate layer, and a resilient frame comprising parallel flexible members extending through said passages, and elements connecting the ends of said flexible members and passing through openings in the intermediate layer, and stitches along the top and bottom of said sheet material for holdingthe plait closed, said latter mentioned stitchesbeing arranged in lines above and below said elements so as to encase the elements.

5. A plait'for sport coats, garments and the like, comprising sheet material formed with a plait extending the entire width and consisting of a front layer continuing with a bend extending the width of the material to an intermediate layer and continuing with a bend also extending the width of the material to a rear layer, a line of stitches securing the front and intermediate layers together near the bend, other stitches securing the intermediate and rear layers together near the bend this forming a passage forming another passage, openings formed in said intermediate layer, and a resilient frame comprising parallel flexible members extending through said passages, and elements connecting the ends of said flexiblemembers and passing through openings in the intermediate layer, and stitches along the top and bottom of said sheet material for holding the plait closed, said openings in the intermediate layer comprising slits extending in from the edges thereof.

6. A plait for sport coats, garments and the like, comprising sheet material formed with a plait extending the entire width and consisting of a front layer continuing with a bend extending the width of the material to an intermediate layer and continuing with a bend also extending the width of the material to a rear layer, a line of stitches securing the front and intermediate layers together near the bend this forming a passage, other stitches securing the intermediate and rear layers together near the bend forming another passage, openings formed in said intermediate layer, and a resilient frame comprising parallel flexible members extending through said passages, and elements connecting the ends of said flexible members and passing through openings in the intermediate layer, and stitches along the top and bottom of said sheet material for holding the plait closed, said elements comprising sections slidably connected with each other, whereby said flexible members may assume various adjustable positions from each other to adapt the resilient frame to plaits of different sizes.

'7. A plait for sport coats, garments and the like, comprising sheet material formed with a.

plait extending the entire width and consisting of a front layer continuing with a bend extending the widthof the material to an intermediate layer and continuing with a bend also extending the width of the material to a rear layer, a line of stitches securing the front and intermediate layers together near the bend this forming a each other to adapt the resilient frame to plaits of different sizes, prongs from one of the sections engaging around the other of the sections to produce a slidable arrangement.

8. A plait for sport coats, garments and the.

like, comprising sheet material formed with a plait extending the entire width and consisting of a front layer continuing with a bend extending the width of the material to an intermediate layer and continuing with a bend also extending the width of the material to a rear layer, a line of stitches securing the front and intermediate layers together near the bend this forming a passage, other stitches securing the intermediate and rear layers together near the bend forming another passage, openings formed in said intermediate layer, and a resilient frame comprising parallel flexible members extending through said passages, and elements connecting the ends of said flexible members and passing through openings in the intermediate layer, and stitches along the top and bottom of said sheet material for holding the plait closed, said elements comprising sections adjustably connected with each other.

REUBEN KARASIC. 

